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LARGO DO IBAM, 1 – 4th FLOOR, HUMAITA
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Antonella Carminatti
Work Department
Intellectual Property
Position
Partner
Career
Antonella Carminatti is a partner at BMA and head of the IP practice. Her work covers all aspects of intellectual property, especially portfolio management, transactional intellectual property, licensing, litigation, and counselling – both domestically and abroad.
Antonella is admitted to practice law in Brazil and is also licensed by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals as special legal consultant. Her experience includes developing IP strategy, management of IP assets and transactions involving intellectual property, including trademarks, patents, copyright, industrial designs, and trade dress. She works on anti-counterfeiting programmes and litigation of IP and related rights, such as unfair competition, domain names and trade dress cases, before the Brazilian federal and state courts, and has earned a reputation as a successful litigator in IP matters. Carminatti is also known for her skills in drafting and reviewing domestic and foreign license agreements involving patents, trademarks, and copyright, as well as franchise, technology, and software agreements.
Carminatti regularly counsels clients on the selection and adoption of trademarks, how to build and enhance rights in brands, and enforcement strategies. She has assisted clients in multimillion-dollar transactions involving acquisition and divestiture of IP portfolios.
A frequent participant and speaker at IP seminars and meetings in Brazil and abroad, Carminatti is a member of the board of directors of the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association and of the INTA Editorial Committee and Trade Dress Taskforce.
Languages
Portuguese, English, French
Memberships
Brazilian Bar Association, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Distrito Federal sections (OAB/RJ, OAB/SP, OAB/MG, OAB/DF).
Education
Specialization, CEIPI – Centre d’Études Internationales de la Propriété Industrielle de l’Université Robert Schuman, Strasbourg, France (1995)
LL.B., Universidade Candido Mendes – UCAM (1987)
Law Faculty, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina – UFSC (1982-1984)
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Intellectual property
(Leading individuals)Full-service firm BMA Advogados fields a strong IP practice with expertise in the cosmetics, luxury goods, entertainment and biotech industries. Singled out for its work on behalf of international household clients, the team is routinely engaged in strategic portfolio management, high-stakes transactions and litigation. Practice leader Antonella Carminatti specialises in transactional IP, licensing and litigation matters. Ana Cristina Müller, who has a strong reputation in the biotech sector, heads up the patent and design team, which brings together lawyers, engineers and scientists. The IP litigation group is overseen by Pedro Frankovsky Barroso, who is skilled in complex disputes involving patents, trade marks and copyright issues. Patent attorney Lilian Arcalji utilises her chemical engineering experience to advise clients on the planning and implementation of IP protection strategies, and Pedro Tavares is adept in contentious matters.
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